Men protest against rape, military service & homophobia, Istanbul
Saturday, 19 April 2008

The protest was organised after an Italian woman was raped and killed.  Two days later, during a house raid, police were accused of raping a woman. This demonstration was organized by individual men and men from organisations.  They dressed in women's headscarves.  The demo was supported by women.  The men chanted:

If being a man means to rape women, we are not men!
If being a man means to serve in the army, we are not men!
If being a man means making life more difficult, we are not men!
If being a man means being homophobic, we are not men !

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